Irish broadcaster RTÉ lyric fm's weekly documentary slot. Programmes about music, literature, visual arts and other areas where creativity is manifest. Broadcast on Sundays at 6pm on RTÉ Lyric FM.
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RTÉ Lyric FM Podcasts
Highlights and special guest interviews and performances from Marty Whelan's breakfast show on RTÉ Lyric FM. Also includes recipes from the wonderful kitchen of Neven Maguire. Listen weekdays 7-10am on RTÉ Lyric FM.
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Luke Clancy's culture come-all-ye, featuring bright spots in music, performance, film, tv and art from Ireland and the world. Broadcast weekdays on Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive and Saturdays at 6.30pm on RTÉ lyric fm.
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Intervals and features from RTÉ lyric Live: National Symphony Orchestra, broadcast on RTÉ lyric fm each Friday at 7pm.
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Movie news, trivia and interviews with Garret Daly. Broadcast on Movies and Musicals with Aedín Gormley, Saturday, 1 - 4pm on RTÉ Lyric FM.
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Pianist Una Hunt celebrates her favourite piano music associated with Ireland, which features within Evelyn Grant's Weekend Drive on RTÉ lyric fm.
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Wilde Stories is an artistic transmedia project around Oscar Wilde's collection of fairytales 'The Happy Prince and Other Tales'. The project brings together Irish artists including composer Michael Gallen and visual artist Felicity Clear, to re-imagine the stories in a broadcast collaboration with RTÉ lyric fm. The series is narrated by actor Robert Sheehan, with readings from Lauren Coe and Brian Gleeson. It is an Athena Media production made with the support of the Broadcasting Authority ...
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A selection of podcasts and videos produced by Athena Media, from radio documentaries for NewsTalk and RTE Lyric FM to corporate podcasts and online corporate videos.
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To celebrate the beginning of Spring in the Gaelic calendar Seán Ronayne discusses the distinct bird songs, melodies and calls that we have today in Ireland. Seán describes the songs of birds such as Mistle Thrush, Corncrakes, Cormorants and Barn Owls along with stories about these birds and how to find and identify their sound.
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A three part documentary radio series presented by Barry McGovern exploring contemporary Irish composers and their music. What shaped the sound of the century? An Athena Media production for RTÉ Lyric fm made with the funding support of the BAI and the TV licence fee in partnership with the Contemporary Music Centre. Production support by Jonathan Grimes of CMC, the producer is Helen Shaw and the audio editor is Pearse Ó Caoimh.
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With Lisa Hannigan Launching the 2026 Waltons RTE Lyric fm Music for schools competition!
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Singer/songwriter Lisa Hannigan joined Marty to celebrate the launch of the 2026 Waltons RTÉ lyric fm Music for Schools Competition, inviting primary and post-primary school music groups to compete for the chance to perform in the National Concert Hall, Dublin.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Kerry James Marshall, Unmade Art, Ragas Live
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24 Hour Raga People at a festival in Redhook, NY; by the banks of the River Nore, Tadhg O'Sullivan journeys into art that might not get made ; and in Piccadilly, the largest ever European Survey for the veteran American, Kerry James Marshall, a painter of Black American life like no other.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Aedín peeks behind the musical curtain of Martin Scorsese
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Aedín joins Oliver Callan to peek behind the musical curtain of Martin Scorsese’s movie soundtracks, from Goodfellas to Taxi Driver.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Michael came in to studio to chat about his new book titled; Midwinter: A Journey Through a SeasonBy RTÉ lyric fm
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Paul Harrington in studio with news of a new album and dates in the Cork Opera House and the NCH.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Until a world comes to life | The Lyric Feature
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A collection of four short radio features from artists in various disciplines taking the poems of Patrick Kavanagh as a jumping off point for their own new works. Incl' Annemarie Ní Churreáin, The Sons of Southern Ulster, Scott McKendry & Ceol Connected.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Blue Moon | Aedín speaks with Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater
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Aedín Gormley in conversation with Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater about new release Blue Moon.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Neven's Recipes - Party Food incl cocktail sausages
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This sticky honey, soy and sesame cocktail sausages recipe from Neven Maguire’s Complete Family Cookbook is a real crowd pleaser!By RTÉ lyric fm
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Escaping Perfection with Niklas Paschburg | Culture File Digital Single
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Hamburg-born composer and pianist, Niklas Paschburg on the shortcomings of perfection and his footstamping solo piano outings.By RTÉ lyric fm
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The wonderful Rebecca Storm came into studio to talk about her upcoming one-woman show at the National Opera House and returning to BGET heatre with Blood Brothers.By RTÉ lyric fm
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The Marvelous Joe Conlan is in to talk Panto!
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Nanny Joe Conlan with a tale as old as time, talking all things Beauty and the Beast at the Gaiety Theatre for this panto season.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Derry-born composer Seán Doherty is best known for his choral compositions, but in this Lyric Feature, 1001 Gems, he goes back to his roots in Irish traditional music.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Strange lands still bear common ground | Culture File Digital Single
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Curator, Beulah Ezeugo takes a tour of some of the work she's brought into the big tent of TULCA Festival of Visual Arts 2025, including the immense quilts by artist, Jessica Zamora-Turner. Photo by Chaz ScottBy RTÉ lyric fm
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Do Bugs Need a Glow-Up? | The Culture File Debate
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Luke Clancy and panel make the case for loving some teeming critters of the invertebrate kingdom. Advocating for their favourites are: Rachel McKenna (shieldbugs); Liam Lysaght (wasps); Cassia Gaden Gilmartin (earwigs); and Nessa Darcy (woodlice). Recorded live at National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin as part of Dublin Book Festival.…
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Do Bugs Need a Glow-Up? | The Culture File Debate XXXL Edition
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Luke Clancy and panel make the case for loving some teeming critters of the invertebrate kingdom. Advocating for their favourites are: Rachel McKenna (shieldbugs); Liam Lysaght (wasps); Cassia Gaden Gilmartin (earwigs); and Nessa Darcy (woodlice). Recorded live at National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin as part of Dublin Book Festival.…
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Cast returns for board game franchise once more and Tom Ford goes solo with his next big film project.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Neven's Recipes - Deserts incl' Apple and almond tart
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The best way to arrange the apples in the tin is to start at the perimeter, in a pinwheel fashion, filling the middle after a full circle of slices is in place. This would also be delicious made with pears, depending on what you fancy.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Vladimir was in this morning ahead of his ‘Family Christmas’ concert at the 3Arena - Sat 6th and Sun 7th Dec with special guests Alex Jones & our own Claudia Boyle - Tickets going fast! ?By RTÉ lyric fm
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Paddi Benson and Grace Lemon are two uilleann pipers who play and write music together in London. In their new Lyric Feature on RTÉ lyric FM, The Dead Reeds, they explore the stories bound up in uilleann pipe reedsBy RTÉ lyric fm
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Movie News | Jurassic's back and Gremlins.
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Jurassic Team return for another crack at the box office and ‘don’t feed them after midnight’. The Gremlins are back!By RTÉ lyric fm
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Portraits of Irish writers is the title of his fantastic book!By RTÉ lyric fm
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Útóipe Cheilteach? | Culture File Digital Single
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Dennis Harvey and Lars Lovén on the music of a Celtic Utopia in their new documentary, plus Light Moves festival teams up with Palestinian Movement Film Festival, as well as Catherine Young Dance and the Palestinian company El Funoun, for a Palestinian dance solidarity happening.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Composer and sound recordist, Karen Power and her microphones revisit the remote, magnetic spaces of the Arctic which she first visited and recorded more than a decade previously.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Worshiping giant sturgeons at the Iron Gates in Barbara Kneževic's new film; keeping the Hot Club de Paris sound alive on the banks of the Tolka; and Navid Navab and Garnett Willis on their Organism platform, erected around a collection of organ pipes salvaged from a Montreal church.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Movie News | Spielberg, Hello Kitty and Scream
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John Williams to work on his 30th score with Spielberg while ‘Call of Duty’ gets in line at Paramount.By RTÉ lyric fm
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A delicious option for the weekend or indeed any day of the week!By RTÉ lyric fm
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The wonderful Celine Byrne pops in to studio ahead of her Madama Butterfly at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre with the Irish National Opera.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Phil Coulter is in with Marty this morning, ahead of his incredible tour this Autumn.By RTÉ lyric fm
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This weeks Lyric Feature is -Black Syren, which tells the largely forgotten story of Rachel Baptist, a Black Irish soprano, who predominantly appeared in Irish "pleasure gardens” in the 1750s and 1760s performing arias by Handel and Arne among others.The feature is presented by journalist Saibh Downes.…
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Movie News | The Kennedys series and Dakota Johnson
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Many streamers announce release dates for big shows while Dakota Johnson lines up her directorial debut.By RTÉ lyric fm
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The musician that is me - | The Lyric Feature
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"Ahead of her celebratory concert with the NSO, this feature reflects on the career of US-born composer Jane O'Leary, who has made an immeasurable contribution to contemporary Irish classical music since moving to Ireland in 1972."By RTÉ lyric fm
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Adeniyi Allen-Taylor | Culture File Digital Single
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Musical director of African Gospel Choir Dublin, Adeniyi Allen-Taylor on the ingredients of his music - and his Oba Nlá 2025 concert, showcasing his Afro-beat Orchestra.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Culture File | The place of perfume in music making with DJ-Producer, Moving Still; how Dublin pub Grogan's defies the partification odds; the sound of Palestine, with all-female choir, Banat Al-Quds; and Paddy Woodworth on the cosmic lives of swifts.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Jim Carey in line for new adaptation of a cartoon classic, while shaving your hair is the only way to see the new Yorgos Lanthimos movie next week.By RTÉ lyric fm
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RTÉ lyric Live Interval | Le Trouvère Cast and Creative Team
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Paul catches up with some of the cast and the creative team behind tonight's opera Le TrouvèreBy RTÉ lyric fm
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Nevens Recipes - Chicken and Bacon Pasta Bake
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A delicious choice for the cooler days!By RTÉ lyric fm
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James is in talking about in studio today chatting about his new solo career.By RTÉ lyric fm
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RTÉ lyric fm 'Naturefile' broadcaster, ecologist and writer Anja Murray chats to Marty about her beautiful new book, 'Frog Routes, Polka Dot Routes'By RTÉ lyric fm
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Connie Gets a Rewrite | The Lyric Feature
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Constance "Connie" Smith was born in 1929 on Limerick's Wolfe Tone Street and would later become a star who burned brightly, but all too briefly, during the golden age of Hollywood cinema.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Movie News | Heat, Michael Jackson and Minecraft
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Heat 2 looks to be moving forward for Michael Mann, while Minecraft 2 is a go for Warner Bros.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Neven's Recipes - Two delicious sausage recipes
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Pot-Roasted Sausages with Butter Beans & Sausage ‘Nduja Pasta...By RTÉ lyric fm
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Pianist Órán Halligan pops into studio to chat about the importance of his previous win at the Irish Freemasons Young Musician of the Year competition, and shares some beekeeping tipsBy RTÉ lyric fm
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Pianist and composer Jamie Duffy chats to Marty
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Pianist and composer Jamie Duffy chats to Marty about his incredible streaming success, collaborating with Colm Mac Con Iomaire and his beautiful self-titled new album.By RTÉ lyric fm
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A New series begins with 'A corner of the Burren'
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The Culture File Debate | The Fire This Time
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The myths and meanings of fire with: Dr Cathy Smith of Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires; ANNEX co-founder Donal Lally; Andrew Scott, Professor of Modern and Ancient Fire Systems, and artist and performer, Rónán Ó Raghallaigh. (First broadcast 291022)By RTÉ lyric fm
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This salad is packed full of delicious veggies and high-fibre quinoa. I like to top it with pomegranate seeds for a great burst of flavour.By RTÉ lyric fm
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Jazz legend Claire Martin joins Marty ahead of her upcoming concert The Art of Swing with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.By RTÉ lyric fm
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One of our favourite people, Seán Keane was with us this morning.
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Always a pleasure to chat to Sean who was telling us about the wonderful work of Safe home irelandBy RTÉ lyric fm
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The 70th Edition of Cork Film Festival plus the latest new releases and upcoming productions in the world of film.By RTÉ lyric fm
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